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Divorce Soars in Rural America
 Divorce Soars in Rural America 
Mar 24, 2011 8:29 AM CDT

Divorce Soars in Rural America

Families look very different amid shift in values

(Newser) - An Iowa county’s divorce rate today is almost seven times what it was in the 1970s, and it’s symptomatic of a wide-ranging trend: For the first time in history, rural Americans are as likely as urbanites to be divorced, the New York Times finds in a look at...

Newt: Passions Led to Mistakes

He 'felt compelled to seek God's forgiveness' he tells Christian media

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich cheated on his first two wives , maybe because he loves America so much. That’s what the ex-speaker told the Christian Broadcast Network last night, in a repentant interview seemingly designed to address one of the bigger blotches on his presidential resume, Politico reports. “There’s no...

Happy Teens More Likely to Become Divorced Adults
Happy Teens More Likely
to Become Divorced Adults
study says
Mar 6, 2011 9:36 AM CST

Happy Teens More Likely to Become Divorced Adults

Study of 2,276 people returns surprising result

(Newser) - Here's a less-than-intuitive finding: Happy teens are more likely to end up divorced than unhappy teens. The tidbit came out of a larger study of happiness, in which researchers looked at data on 2,276 people—that had been collected since they were born in 1946. A number of their...

Facebook Cited in 1 in 5 Divorces

Lawyers see rise in social networks as evidence

(Newser) - Couples cite Facebook in one out of five US divorces, say Loyola University researchers —and 81% of divorce lawyers report a rise in cases using social networks as evidence, ZDNet reports. For cases that do make use of online evidence, Facebook is by far the biggest source, according to...

Cops Take Twins From Charlie Sheen's LA Mansion

Off-the-rails actor fighting for full custody

(Newser) - California police have removed Charlie Sheen's twin sons from his Los Angeles mansion, the increasingly erratic actor has revealed. "This is not the America I grew up in," he told NBC News last night. The boys, Bob and Max, who turn 2 this month, were returned to their...

Judge's Divorce Ruling Becomes Instant Classic
Judge's Divorce Ruling
Becomes Instant Classic
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jan 9, 2011 11:49 AM CST

Judge's Divorce Ruling Becomes Instant Classic

Couple's mutual hatred amounts to a 'personality disorder'

(Newser) - A divorce ruling from a Canadian family court judge who had clearly reached his limit has became a sensation in legal circles. Faced with a couple who was, in Judge Joseph Quinn's estimation, "immune to reason," the judge came down to their level and "tried ridicule as...

For Orthodox Jew, Divorce Mess Goes Secular

Aharon Friedman refuses to give his wife a 'get'

(Newser) - The implosion of Aharon Friedman's marriage is getting a little more press than he likely expected. The 34-year-old tax counsel for the GOP on the House Ways and Means Committee is an Orthodox Jew—and, reportedly upset over a custody agreement, he refuses to give his 27-year-old wife a "...

Homewreckers Sorry for NYT Wedding Story

Critics descend on couple who met while married to other people

(Newser) - The New York Times’ normally genteel “Vows” column hit a nerve on Sunday, with its tale of John Partilla and Carol Riddell—who each left spouses to get hitched. It’s “part Brady Bunch, part The Scarlet Letter,” the paper cooed . Bloggers and commenters tore the paper...

In France: Screw Marriage, Give Me a Civil Union

Partnerships simplify breakups, avoid religious ties

(Newser) - In France, civil unions are soaring in popularity—for heterosexuals. PACS, as they are known in France, were established in 1999 and lauded by gay-rights advocates; little did they expect the huge success of the measure ... among straight people, who made up 95% of the civil unions created last year....

6 Signs Divorces Are the New Weddings

Women are partying in black veils, for one

(Newser) - There is no denying the existence of the Marriage Industrial Complex: The Caribbean bachelorette parties! The $8,000 dresses! The insane amount of flowers! But a sister industry has sprung up of late—one that treats divorce as a major milestone worth celebrating ... with the same money-spending opportunities as weddings...

Iran's Divorce Rate Soars as Women Gain Power

Clerics call it a 'crisis'

(Newser) - Iranian conservatives are panicking. The country is in “crisis,” according to one senior lawmaker; another sees a “national threat.” The menace they fear: Divorce. Iran’s rate has tripled over the past decade, to a little more than 150,000 a year, or one in every...

Crazy New Investment Idea: Divorces!

Investor ponies up money for proceedings, reaps portion of settlement

(Newser) - Here’s a tip to diversify your portfolio: Invest in divorce! Crazy, you say? Not so, says the New York Times , which reports that a new industry doing just that has been born in, you guessed it, California. The business plan is simple: Cover the often high cost of a...

Children of Divorce Face Doubled Stroke Risk
 Children of Divorce Face 
 Doubled Stroke Risk 
study says
Nov 22, 2010 10:58 AM CST

Children of Divorce Face Doubled Stroke Risk

Study shows link between childhood stress, health

(Newser) - Compared to other kids, children of divorced parents are more than twice as likely to suffer a stroke during their lives, a study suggests. Researchers gathered data from 13,000 subjects in a 2005 Canadian health survey and found that, even when other stroke risk factors, like smoking and obesity,...

Charlie Sheen Files for Divorce

Seeks joint custody of twins after 2 years of marriage

(Newser) - It's not exactly today's most shocking story: A week after his naked hotel antics, Charlie Sheen has filed for divorce from his estranged third wife, Brooke Mueller, citing irreconcilable differences, ABC News reports. The pair married in 2008; Sheen is seeking joint custody of their 1-year-old twin boys. Sheen and...

Husband Accidentally Divorces Wife on Skype

Tells clerics he didn't mean it, to no avail

(Newser) - A Qatar man is paying a heavy price for a joke he made in a Skype chat—his marriage. He jokingly wrote "talak, talak, talak" ("I divorce thee, I divorce thee, I divorce thee") to his wife. He then apparently got worried and wrote to Islamic authorities...

The 10 Jobs With the Highest Divorce Rates

More than a third of dancers, bartenders are divorced

(Newser) - What jobs are most likely to torpedo your marriage? Researchers at Radford University crunched the numbers and found that dancers and choreographers have the hardest time staying married, Business Insider reports. The top professions, with the corresponding divorce rate:
  1. Dancers and choreographers, 43%
  2. Bartenders, 38%
  3. Massage therapists, 38%

How I Survived His Affair
 How I Survived His Affair  
commentary
Sep 26, 2010 6:30 PM CDT

How I Survived His Affair

Divorce seemed like a no-brainer...

(Newser) - Clare Hunter and her husband had just left a marriage counseling session when he confessed he had been sleeping with someone else. "But he wears that old scruffy underwear to work," she thought. The reality didn't sync up with what she imagined an affair was supposed to be,...

Hate Your Spouse? Call This Guy
 Hate Your 
 Spouse? 
 Call This Guy 
viral video
Sep 23, 2010 8:30 AM CDT

Hate Your Spouse? Call This Guy

Steve Miller might be the world's most honest divorce lawyer

(Newser) - Steve Miller is not a lawyer who pulls punches. In his ad for Florida law firm DivorceEZ , which has been around for a while but just went viral on YouTube , Miller promises to help you get rid of “that vermin you call a spouse.” His law firm will...

Theory: Women With Daughters Don't Need Husbands
Theory: Women With Daughters Don't Need Husbands
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Sep 11, 2010 6:47 AM CDT

Theory: Women With Daughters Don't Need Husbands

It's a new take on divorce statistics

(Newser) - Sociologists have puzzled over an odd stat for years: Parents are more likely to divorce if they have girls instead of boys. The New York Times parenting blog today takes note of a new theory by a Notre Dame psychologist: Women who have daughters don't need a husband as much...

Down With No-Fault Divorce
 Down With No-Fault Divorce 
OPINION
Aug 29, 2010 10:18 PM CDT

Down With No-Fault Divorce

We should all have the right to fight for our marriage

(Newser) - Beverly Willett fought for five years to stop her cheating husband from divorcing her—and she’s not happy that women no longer have that option in New York. That state, until recently, was the last one without a no-fault divorce law—meaning “the only way to exit a...

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